(Photo courtesy of Gareth Collins)
Generalmajor Hans Erdmann
Born: 18 Feb 1895 in Löcknitz, Pomerania (Pommern)
Died: 23 Apr 1991 in Duisburg
Promotions:
Leutnant der Reserve (14 May 1915); Charakter als Oberleutnant der Reserve (14 Aug 1922); Polizei-Leutnant (01 Dec 1920); Polizei-Oberleutnant (01 Nov 1923); Polizei-Hauptmann (11 Aug 1929); Major (01 Aug 1935); Oberstleutnant (01 Aug 1937); Oberst (01 Jun 1939); Generalmajor (01 Apr 1943)
Career:
Entered the Army Reserves in the Recruitment-Depot of the 2nd Grenadier-Regiment (04 Aug 1914-04 Oct 1914)
Platoon-Leader in the 34th Fusilier-Regiment (05 Oct 1914-13 May 1915)
Company-Leader in the 34th Fusilier-Regiment (14 May 1915-04 Aug 1916)
Flying-Training at the Flying-School in Altenburg (05 Aug 1916-02 Feb 1917)
Observer with the Flying-Battalion A 210 (03 Feb 1917-30 Nov 1918)
Retired (30 Nov 1918)
Entered Police Service with the Police-Flying-Squadron Hamburg, then of the Air-Surveillance in Lübeck-Blankensee, Travemünde and Hamburg (01 Dec 1920-31 Dec 1923)
Adjutant, Company-Leader and Director of the Transport-School with the Police-Motor-Vehicle-Park Hamburg (01 Jan 1924-1933)
Adjutant and Personnel Officer of the Police-Commander Hamburg, General Dr. Münchau (1933-31 May 1935)
Transferred to Luftwaffe Service as Chief Of Staff of the Commander of Air-Region-Reserve 4, Berlin (01 Jun 1935-30 Sep 1936)
Company-Chief with the 37th Flying-Replacement-Battalion (01 Oct 1936-31 Aug 1937)
Commander of the 61st Flying-Regiment (01 Sep 1937-07 Oct 1942)
Commander of the 9th Luftwaffe-Field-Division (08 Oct 1942-11 Aug 1943)
Führer-Reserve OKL (11 Aug 1943-1943)
Airport-Area-Commandant 11/VII, Landsberg, Lech (1943-12 Feb 1945)
Commander of the Luftwaffe-Command-Office North with the Replacement-General-Command X, Hamburg (13 Feb 1945-08 May 1945)
In British Captivity (08 May 1945-17 May 1948)
Released (17 May 1948)

Decorations & Awards:
- 1914 EK I
- 1914 EK II
- Kgl. Preuss. Flugzeugbeobachter-Abzeichen
- Ehrenkreuz für Frontkämpfer
- Wehrmacht-Dienstauszeichnung IV. bis II. Klasse
- Medaille zur Erinnerung an den 01.10.1938
- Spange zum EK I
- Spange zum EK II


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